¹¹ And ^(A)as soon as we heard it, ^(B)our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for ^(C)the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.

³⁹ know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that ^(A)the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; ^(B)there is no other.

⁵ and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people ^(A)melted and became as water.

The New Generation Circumcised

5 As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites ^(A)who were by the sea, ^(B)heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts ^(C)melted and ^(D)there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel.

²⁰ “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. ²¹ The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, ^(A)‘Let us go at once ^(B)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ ^22 (C)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and ^(D)to entreat the favor of the Lord. ²³ Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ^(E)ten men ^(F)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for ^(G)we have heard that God is with you.’”

²⁵ Then King Darius wrote to all ^(A)the peoples, nations, and languages ^(B)that dwell in all the earth: ^(C)“Peace be multiplied to you. ^26 (D)I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion ^(E)people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel,

Nebuchadnezzar Restored

^34 (A)At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and ^(B)my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored ^(C)him who lives forever,

²¹ “Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that ^(F)my name is the Lord.”